1965 Masters Tournament

The 1965 Masters Tournament was the 29th Masters Tournament, held April 8–11 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

1965 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 8–11, 1965
LocationAugusta, Georgia
Course(s)Augusta National Golf Club
Organized byAugusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,980 yards (6,383 m)[1]
Field91 players, 49 after cut
Cut148 (+4)
Winner's share$20,000
Champion
Jack Nicklaus
271 (−17)
Augusta 
Location in the United States

Jack Nicklaus, age 25, won the second of his six Masters titles with a score of 271 (−17), at the time a tournament record, three strokes better than Ben Hogan's 274 in 1953.[2] It was equaled in 1976 by Raymond Floyd and surpassed in 1997 by Tiger Woods' 270 (−18). Nicklaus' winning margin of nine strokes also stood until 1997, when Woods was victorious by twelve strokes to win his first green jacket. It was the fourth of a record 18 major titles won by Nicklaus in his career.

The "Big Three" (Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Gary Player) were tied for the lead after 36 holes at 138 (−6),[1][3] but Nicklaus shot a 64 (−8) on Saturday to post a 202 (−14), a gain of five shots on Player and eight on Palmer.[4][5] Nicklaus' round tied the course record set by Lloyd Mangrum in the first round in 1940; it was lowered to 63 by Nick Price in the third round in 1986.

Nicklaus totally over-powered the Augusta National course, hitting short-irons into most of the par four holes and mid-irons into many of the par five holes, especially during his record-tying third round 64.[6] After the tournament was over, when asked about Nicklaus' performance that week Bobby Jones said, "He plays a game with which I am not familiar."[7]

Byron Nelson, age 53, tied for fifteenth place, the last cut made at Augusta by the two-time champion.

Art Wall Jr. won the sixth Par 3 contest with a score of 20.

Field
1. Masters champions

Jack Burke Jr. (4), Jimmy Demaret, Doug Ford (4), Ralph Guldahl, Claude Harmon, Ben Hogan (8), Herman Keiser, Cary Middlecoff (2), Byron Nelson, Jack Nicklaus (2,4,8,10), Arnold Palmer (2,3,8,9,10,11), Henry Picard, Gary Player (3,4,8), Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, Art Wall Jr.

The following categories only apply to Americans
2. U.S. Open champions (last 10 years)

Tommy Bolt, Julius Boros (11), Billy Casper (8,9,11), Jack Fleck, Gene Littler (8,9,11), Dick Mayer, Ken Venturi (9,10)

3. The Open champions (last 10 years)

Tony Lema (8,11)

4. PGA champions (last 10 years)

Jerry Barber, Dow Finsterwald (8,9,11), Jay Hebert, Lionel Hebert, Bobby Nichols (9,10), Bob Rosburg (9)

5. U.S. Amateur and Amateur champions (last 10 years)

Deane Beman (6,a), William C. Campbell (7,a), Charles Coe (6,a), Richard Davies (6,a)

  • Harvie Ward did not play. Other champions forfeited their exemptions by turning professional.
6. Members of the 1963 U.S. Walker Cup team

Robert W. Gardner (a), Downing Gray (a), Billy Joe Patton (a), Charlie Smith (7,a), Ed Updegraff (a)

7. 1964 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists

Don Allen (a), Dave Eichelberger (a), Gene Ferrell (a), John Mark Hopkins (a), Dale Morey (a), Ed Tutwiler (a)

8. Top 24 players and ties from the 1964 Masters Tournament

Jim Ferrier, Al Geiberger (9), Paul Harney, Don January (9), Dave Marr, Billy Maxwell (11), Johnny Pott (9,11), Mason Rudolph (10), Dan Sikes, Mike Souchak, Bo Wininger (10)

9. Top 16 players and ties from the 1964 U.S. Open

George Bayer, Gay Brewer (10), Bill Collins, Terry Dill, Ray Floyd, Ed Furgol, Tommy Jacobs

10. Top eight players and ties from 1964 PGA Championship

Tom Nieporte

11. Members of the U.S. 1963 Ryder Cup team

Bob Goalby, Dave Ragan

12. Two players selected for meritorious records on the fall part of the 1964 PGA Tour

Frank Beard, Jack McGowan

13. One player, either amateur or professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-Masters champions

Wes Ellis

14. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open champions

Tommy Aaron

15. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur champions

Bill Hyndman (a)

16. Two players, not already qualified, from a points list based on finishes in the winter part of the 1965 PGA Tour

Doug Sanders, Bert Weaver

17. Foreign invitations

Peter Butler (8), Bob Charles (3,9), Chen Ching-Po, Gary Cowan (a), Bruce Crampton (8,9), Bruce Devlin (8), Harold Henning, Bernard Hunt, Geoffrey Hunt, Tomoo Ishii, George Knudson, Cobie Legrange, Stan Leonard, Kel Nagle (3,8), Chi-Chi Rodríguez (8), Leopoldo Ruiz, Ramón Sota, Nick Weslock (a)

  • Numbers in brackets indicate categories that the player would have qualified under had they been American.

Nationalities in the field
North America (77)South America (1)Europe (4)Oceania (4)Asia (2)Africa (3)
 Canada (4) Argentina (1) England (3) Australia (3) Japan (1) South Africa (3)
 Puerto Rico (1) Spain (1) New Zealand (1) Taiwan (1)
 United States (72)

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Jack Nicklaus United States196367716469271−171
Arnold Palmer United States1958, 1960,
1962, 1964		70687270280−8T2
Gary Player South Africa196165736973280−8T2
Byron Nelson United States1937, 194270747274290+2T15
Ben Hogan United States1951, 195371757174291+3T21
Doug Ford United States195774747373294+6T31
Jimmy Demaret United States1940, 1947, 195071757673295+7T35
Art Wall Jr. United States195971767775299+11T45

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Sam Snead United States1949, 1952, 19547574149+5
Cary Middlecoff United States19557675151+7
Jack Burke, Jr. United States19567577152+8
Claude Harmon United States19487479153+9
Gene Sarazen United States19357876154+10
Henry Picard United States19387679155+11
Ralph Guldahl United States19398385168+24
Herman Keiser United States194680WD

Source[3][8][9]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 8, 1965

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Gary Player South Africa65−7
T2Tommy Aaron United States67−5
Tony Lema United States
Jack Nicklaus United States
Dan Sikes United States
6Frank Beard United States68−4
T7George Bayer United States69−3
Tommy Bolt United States
Wes Ellis United States
Raymond Floyd United States
Doug Sanders United States

Source:[10]

Second round

Friday, April 9, 1965

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Jack Nicklaus United States67-71=138−6
Arnold Palmer United States70-68=138
Gary Player South Africa65-73=138
4Dan Sikes United States67-72=139−5
5Tony Lema United States67-73=140−4
T6Tommy Aaron United States67-74=141−3
Doug Sanders United States69-72=141
8Bo Wininger United States70-72=142−2
9George Bayer United States69-74=143−1
T10Billy Casper United States72-72=144E
Bruce Crampton Australia72-72=144
Byron Nelson United States70-74=144
Bobby Nichols United States73-71=144
Tom Nieporte United States71-73=144
Ramón Sota Spain71-73=144

Source:[3][8][9]

Third round

Saturday, April 10, 1965

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jack Nicklaus United States67-71-64=202−14
2Gary Player South Africa65-73-69=207−9
T3Arnold Palmer United States70-68-72=210−6
Dan Sikes United States67-72-71=210
5Mason Rudolph United States70-75-66=211−5
T6Tommy Aaron United States67-74-71=212−4
Gene Littler United States71-74-67=212
T8George Knudson Canada72-73-69=214−2
Ramón Sota Spain71-73-70=214
T10Billy Casper United States72-72-71=215−1
Doug Sanders United States69-72-74=215

Source:[4]

Scorecard

Third round, ties course record   31-33=64 (−8)

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454343454443545344
NicklausE−1−1−2−2−3−4−5−5−5−5−5−6−6−7−8−8−8

Final round

Sunday, April 11, 1965

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Jack Nicklaus United States67-71-64-69=271−1720,000
T2Arnold Palmer United States70-68-72-70=280−810,200
Gary Player South Africa65-73-69-73=280
4Mason Rudolph United States70-75-66-72=283−56,200
5Dan Sikes United States67-72-71-75=285−35,000
T6Gene Littler United States71-74-67-74=286−23,800
Ramón Sota Spain71-73-70-72=286
T8Frank Beard United States68-77-72-70=287−12,400
Tommy Bolt United States69-78-69-71=287
10George Knudson Canada72-73-69-74=288E1,800

Scorecard
Hole  1    2    3   4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par454343454443545344
Nicklaus−15−15−15−16−15−15−15−15−15−15−15−16−16−16−16−16−17−17
Palmer−6−6−6−6−5−5−5−6−7−7−7−7−8−8−8−8−8−8
Player−9−10−9−8−7−8−8−9−9−9−8−6−7−7−8−8−8−8
Rudolph−5−5−4−4−4−4−4−4−5−5−5−5−5−4−4−5−5−5
Sikes−6−6−6−5−5−5−5−6−6−5−5−4−2−2−3−3−3−3

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

References
  1. "Palmer, Nicklaus, Player tied in Masters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 10, 1965. p. 12.
  2. "Nicklaus in a Masters Romp". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 12, 1965. p. 32.
  3. "Nicklaus, Palmer, Player lead". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 10, 1965. p. 2, part 2.
  4. "Nicklaus threatens runaway with 64". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 11, 1965. p. 1B.
  5. Wright, Alfred (April 19, 1965). "All alone at the top". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
  6. Nicklaus, Jack (2007). Jack Nicklaus: My Story. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-416-54224-7.
  7. "Jack Nicklaus Quotes". golf.about.com. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  8. "Masters scorecard". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 10, 1965. p. 13.
  9. "Masters golf lead shared by Palmer, Nicklaus, Player". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 10, 1965. p. 1B.
  10. "Putting tip helps Player get lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 9, 1965. p. 1C.

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